Per Diem Clinical Optometrist - Primary Care/ Contact Lense

Description

The NECO Clinical Network is the patient care and clinical education subsidiary of the New

England College of Optometry and encompasses a wide network of local, national and

international sites throughout which our students do their clinical training. As one of the largest

providers of optometric services in Massachusetts, our faculty and students provide optometric

services to nearly 90,000 patients annually in more than 43 locations, including many of Greater

Boston’s community health centers.

 NECO Center for Eye Care is seeking applications for the role of Per Diem optometrist and

clinician educator, with a particular emphasis on primary and soft contact lens care. The

optometrist will have the opportunity to provide comprehensive clinical care within a

collaborative environment at NCEC Commonwealth. Precepting optometry interns in the clinical

setting is included in the assignment. The position ranges from regularly scheduled hours on

Saturdays and potential fill-in opportunities throughout the week. The position is less than 20

hours per week and is non-benefits eligible, but can accrue sick time per Massachusetts law.

Our mission is to improve the vision and eye health of populations through excellence in

collaborative and community-oriented patient care, service, education, and research. A NECO

health center optometrist is an exceptionally qualified Doctor of Optometry and clinician-

educator who works in a dynamic team-oriented, multidisciplinary non-profit eye care network

serving the vision and eye health needs of populations in greater Boston. Clinical attending

optometrists are also faculty members that have teaching appointments with NECO, and thus

advance both the service and teaching missions.

New England College of Optometry is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

New England College of Optometry offers a robust benefits program including:

• 3 plan options for BCBS medical coverage (employer subsidized at 75% or greater)
• Mental Health and Wellness benefits
• BCBS Dental
• Discounted vision services 
• 13 paid holidays and generous paid time off for sick, vacation, and personal days
• Employer-paid life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability
• Voluntary Insurance: life, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident, 
• Voluntary Benefits: employee discounts and pet insurance 
• 9% employer contribution to a 403(b) retirement plan after 1 year of service with no vesting schedule or match requirement
• Qualified Public Service Loan Forgiveness Employer 

Requirements

• OD licensed to practice optometry in the state of Massachusetts at highest level of certification, (TPA+ classification)
• Mass Controlled Substance Registration
• Medicare eligible
• Good communication skills
• Ability to type efficiently in electronic health record

EXPERIENCE:

• Optometry residency completion or 5+ years of clinical experience
• Preference given to providers who have previously had precepting experience

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